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Commitment 2022: Republican Gubernatorial Debate

Commitment 2022: Republican Gubernatorial Debate
COMMITMENT 2022 DEBATE SPECIAL WELCOME TO DEBATE NIGHT. THIS IS OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU CAST A VOTE KNOWING AS MHUC AS YOU CAN ABOUT EACH CANDIDATE. I’M SHELLEY REBANDO AND I’M DOUG FERNANDEZ, JUNE 7TH, NEW MEXICANS GO TOHE T POLLS FOR OUR PRIMARY ELECTIONS GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN. GRISHAM WANTS A AN OFFICE FIVE REPUBLICANS WANT THE JOB AND THE PRIMARY ELECTION WHITTLES IT DOWN TO ONE. SO IN JUNE WE’LL KNOW WHICH OF THESE CANDADITES WILL FACE OFF IN NOVEMBER WITH THE GOVERNOR. THEY WILL ALSO BE UP AGAINST THE LIBERTARIAN KAREN BADONI RAN FOR CONGRESS PREVIOUSLY AS A REPUBLICAN BUT SWITCHED PARTIES FOR THE GOVERNOR’S RACE. WE ARE JOINED IN OUR KOAT STUDIOS WHIT MEMBERS FROM OUR MEDIA PARTNSER THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL AND KKOB RADIO. I’LL BE ON THE PANEL ASKING QUESTIONS ALONG WITH BOB CLARKE FROM KKOB RADIO AND DAN BOYD A REPORTER WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE. JOURNAL TONIGHT YOU’LLEA HR FROM ALL FIVE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. WELL HERE AT KOAT AND HEARST TELEVISION HAV AE POLICY THAT EVERYONE WHO ENTERS OUR BUILDING MUST BE VACCINATED. SO FOR THAT REASON WE ARE DOING THE DEBATE OVER ZOOM STJU A QUICK NOTE ABOUT OUR RULES TONIGHT. EVERYONE GETS UP TO 60 SECONDS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS AND 90 SECONDS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND ONLY I CAN CALL FOR REBUTTALS WHEN TIME IS UP THE CANDIDATE CAN FINISH THE SENTENCE IN MY DECISIONS AS MODERATOR ARE FINAL. ALL RIGHT CANDIDATES THE ORDER FOR OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS WAS DETERMINED. HAT DRAW MARKRON CODY GOES FIRST YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR YOUR OPENING STATEMENTS DOUG. THANKS VERY MUCH, THANKS TO CHANNEL 7. GROUPS INVOLVED IN THIS LOOK THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE HAVE ELITES IN SANTA FE WHO NO LONGER LISTENO T YOUR VOICE AND EVEN WORSE THAN THAT THE POLICIES THEY ADVOCATE MAKE LIFE HERE IN NEW MEXICO. RFA MORE DIFFICULT FROM THE BORDER TO CRIME TO EDUCATION WE HAVE GROUPS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF OUR GOVERNMENT THAT ABSOLUTELY BRING CHAOS IN MANY CASES TO THIS STATE. OUR CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL. WE HAVE THE FREE FLOW OF FENTANYL UP THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE ALONG WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS WELL. OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR FEWER DAYS THAN MANY OTHER THEIR PEERS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND THERE IS NO PLAN RIGHT NOW TO CATCH THEM UP. WHAT IS THERE A PLAN FOR? GOVERNMENT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO HAS NEVER BEEN BIGGER THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW AND WHAT I WOULD ASK YOU ISAS H THAT MADE YOUR LIFE BETTER. THE ANSWER FOR MOST PEOPLE IS CLEARLY. NO WE HAVE TO BUILD A MOVEMENT TO TAKE THIS STATE BACK AND THIS ISHE T CANDIDACY TO DO IT MR. BLOCK YOUR OPENING REMARKS. THANK YOU DOUG. AND THANK YOU CHANNEL SEVEN AND ALL THOSE WATCHING OUT THERE IN NEW MEXOIC MANY NEW MEXICANS TODAY ARE HURTING WE ARE WORSE OFF TODAY THAN WE WERE FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THIS GOVERNOR WAS IS TIME THATEW N MEXICANS HAD STRONG LEADERSHIP WITH INTEGRITY AND WITH EXPERIENCE I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT HAS LEADERSHIP IN THE SENIOR LEVELS OF THE MILITARY AND AN ELECTED OFFICE AND IN PUBLIC PRIVATE THE PUBLIC THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IS IS TIME THAT WE FINALLY HAD. LEADERS THAT WERE NOT POLITICAL ELITES THAT DID NOT TRASH EACH OTHER. WE DIDN’T HAVE A GOVERNOR THAT TRASHED OUR STATE. WAS CONDESCENDING TO US IT’S TIME THAT WE TAKE OUR STATE BACK. NEW MEXICO CAN DO BETTER ISK A YOU TO SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN. IT’S A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN AND WE WILL MAKE THE STATE. BETTER TOGETRHE TNKHA YOU. REBECCA DOW YOUR OPENING STATEMT,EN PLEASE NEW MEXICO NEEDS COUR. AGEOUS HIGHEST IN UNEMPLOYMENT AND TO THE CRIMINAL ELEMENTS OF THE CARTEL THEIR TRAFFICKING HUMANS SMUGGLING DRUGSND A THE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ABUSE OF COUNTLESSOM WEN AND CHILDREN AND THAT’S WHY REPUBLICANS ARE PICKING THE NEXT GOVERNOR ON JUNE 7TH. WE HAVE TO GET THIS RIGHT. LET’S CHOOSE THE EDUCATOR THE JOB TO CREATOR THE LIFELONG. WHO’S NEVER DISRESPECTED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OR OUR CONSERVATIVE VALUES? I AMHE T ONLY CANDIDATE IN THIS FIELD WSEHO FOUGHT MLG AND THE RADICAL PROGRESSISVE IN SANTA FE WITH THE RESULTS. I’M READY TO GOVERN ON DAY ONE AND ON DAY ONE. I WILL BAN RADICAL CRITICAL RACE THEORY REDEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD TO THE BORDER PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT PARENTS BACK IN CHARGE OF TIRHE CHILDREN AND GET TO WKOR SETTING NEW MEXICO’S PO TENTIAL FREE FROM A HARD YEAR OPENING TODAY BEEN YROU REPRESENT THE MOST RECENT WEATHER GENTE LOS DEMOS. NO PUEDEN ONLY I HAVE THREE TERM EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXPERIEENC BY COMPETITORS HAVE ZERO. OH AND CORRUPTION NEPOTISMND A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVERREACH EVERYONE IN MY ADMINISTRATION WI LL FOLLOW OUR STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTION OR GET FIRED NEW MEXICANS ECONOMY WILL MANAGE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES REGULATISON JOBS AND TAXATION BETTER LAWLESSNESS WILL LOSE EVERY BIT OF SUPPORT IMMIGRATION IF YOU SNEAK IN YOU’LL BE USHERED OUT PER BUT A PHOTO REGISTRATION RULES WILL BE SCRUB CLEAN AND ERYVE LEGAL VOTE WOULD BE SECURYEL COUNTED. I WILL CREATE A BILATERAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION TO STUDY THE TOP THREE STATES AND COUNTIES AND IMPLEMENT WHO IS WHAT THE PROVEN METHODS ARE. WE WILL GRADUATE INDEPENDENT THINKERS. NO MORE INDOCTRINATION PARENTS WILL USE VOUCHERS IN CHOICE FOR THEIR KIDS. I WILL USE MY VETO CARD TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE MESS CORRUPTION IS MADE IN OUR STATE FOR OVER 90 YEARS AND WE’LL SEE TO IT THAT LIFE IS RESPECTED ABORTION WILL END IT’S OVER DIG. MR. ZUNETTI, YOU’RE OPENING REMARKS. HELLO, NEW MEXICO. MANY OF YOU KNOW ME WE GREW UP TOGETHER. WE WENT TO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER AND WE LOVE THIS STATE AND WE KNOW HOW GREAT NEW MEXICO CAN BE MANY OF YOU KNOW ME FMRO THE MILITARY MUST POINT. I MEAN FROM WHAT VALLEY I WENT TO WEST POINTND A BECAME THE COMMANNGDI GENERAL AT GUANTANAMO BAY FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE WORN THE UNIFORM WE VIEW, NEW MEXICO. LENS OF DUTY AND DISCIPLINE AND DEFENDING OUR FAMILIES NOT JUST ATHE T BORDER, BUT FROM THE CRIMINALS WHO DN'I’T TAKE THE SAME MODES THAT WE DID TO PRECOTT AND DEFEND. SOMETHING YOUNO KW ME ME FROM THE RADIO IN BUSINESS. YEAH, I WAS THE GUY WHO SAID ALL THIS MONEY PRINTING IS GOING TO END BADLY AND WHEN IT DOES WE’RE GOING TO HAVE RISING PRICES NOW, HERE IT IS. BUT WE ALSO SAID NEW MEXICO WOULDN’T BE A VICTIM THERE WOULD BE A WAY FOR US TO BENEFIT FROM THIS. SOME OF YOU YOU DON'’ KNOW ME AT ALL BUT BY THE END OF THIS DEBATE, I HOPE YOU'L’ SAY NO THATEW N MEXICO GENERAL WHO’S ETH FINANCE GUY? HE’S THE ONE WHO’S GOT THE LEADERSHIP SKISLL TO LEAD US FORWARD. I’M VOTING FOR HIM. ALL RIGHT CANDIDATES. THANK YOU. SHELOR. BANDO HAS OUR FIRST QUESTION TONIGHT, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON CRIME GOOD EVENGNI. THE STATE’S LARGEST CITY IS IN A CRIME CRISIS. WHAT’S THE ROOT OF THE CRIME PROBLEM? AND WHAT’S YOUR SOLUTION? PLEASE HIGHLIGHT SPECIFICS YOU WOULD DO WELL THERI CME PROBLEM IN NEW MEXICO IS AFFECTED BY SEVERAL AREAS. FIRST OF ALL, WE MUST SECURE THE BORDER. I’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SENDING THE RIGHT SKILL SETS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BACK DOWN TOHE T BORDER TO ASSIST THE BORDER PATROL AND LOC OALFFICIALS. I’M ALSO THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO TALK ABOUT CREATGIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HERE IN NEW MEXICO THE BORDER SECURITY AGENCY THAT FOCUSES DIRECTLY ON THE BORDER IN PARNERS WITH LOCAL. COUNTY STATEND A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT TO ME CRIME GOES DEEPER THAN THAT. WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSSUE AND WE HAVE HOMELESSNESS ISSUES AS WELL AND DRUG ADDICTION ISSUES. THAT ALL GOES INTO CRIME AS WELL A POOR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND IN A POOR ECONOMY, YOU KNOW AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER SANDOVAL COUNTY WE, AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. NO OTHER CANDIDATE CAN SAY THIS BUT CRIME IN SANDOVAL COUNTY IN 2021 WAS REDUCED IN EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY. NO OTHER CANDIDATE HAS THAT RECO OFRD WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WHICH ISHY W I HAVE THE MOST LAW ENFORCEMENT ENDORSEMENTS IN THIS RACE. I ALSO HAVE VETERANS FOR AMERICA FIRST, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON THE BORDER SECURITY AS WELL. THEIR ENDORSEMENT WE WLIL OKAY. APPARENTLY WE’RE GONNA HAVE SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULT WITH MR. BLOCK. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUT RIGHTOW N WITH MS. DOW WITH YOUR REPLY, PLEASE. CRIME WE HAVE TO SECURE. THE BORDER BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY THE FENTANYL THAT’S FREEFALL FREE-FLOWING ACROSS THE BORDER IS IMPACTING ALL OF US. I’M ENDORSED BY SIX SHARES FOR WHICH ARE WORKING. NO THAT I WILL KEEP MY COMMITMENTS TO BACK LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS YOU TALK ABOUT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM FAMILY ISHE T NUMBER ONE INDICATOR OF SUCCESSND A WE HAVE BROKEN FAMILIES. WE HAVE LAWLESSNESS CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES IS WE’RE 60% OF ABUSE OCCURS. ILCHDREN BEFORE THE AGE OF FIVE AT A CRITICAL TIME IN THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHENT I MAY END UP HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOL AND OUR TEACHERS ARE SPENDING 80% OF THEIR TIME WITH THESE ANY PERCENT OF THE CHILDREN WHO NEED OUR ATTENTION THE MOST THEY’RE BECOMING JUVENILES WHO ARE BREAKING INTO YOUR GARAGE. THERE’S NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR BY THE TIME THEY’RE ADULTS. THEY’RE TY'H’VE LEARNED THAT CRIME PAYS AND THEY’RE LIVING IN A CIT INY BERNALILLO WHERE THEY HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO BELIEVE IN CATCH AND RELEASE WHO PUT VICTIMS IN CHARTER THE CRIMINSAL IN FRONT OF VICTIMS JUDGES WHO ARE NOT ENFORCING THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS LEGISLATORS THAT ARE PASSING THE REMOVAL OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY AND MAKGIN IT HARDER FOR OUR PERSON OFFICERS TO DO THEIR JOB. WE NEED TOND E CATCH AND RELEASE PRETRIAL RELEASES. WE’VE GOT TO BACK THE BLUE FUND PROSECUTORS MAKE SURE THAT OUR COURTS AND CORRECTIONS HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED AND WE’VE GOT TO LOOK AT A MEDIAN ELYAR INTERVENTIONS REFORMING CYFD IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST IF WE’RE GOING TO BREAK THE CYCLE AND AND ADDRESS THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS THAT DRUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOURIM TE IS UP MISS MAHARG YOU ARE NEXT BUT JUST YOU KNOW, I WAS THE CHIEF OF POLICE IN MY COMMUNITY. TIME BECAUSE I NEEDE TDO TAKE THAT FROM THE COUNCIL WHO WOULDN’T ALLOWING TO DO THAT. SO I’M INTIMATELY AWARE OF WTHA IT IS TO PROCTTE OUR COMMUNITIES FIGHTING CRIMES GONNA DEMAND ATTH WE HAVE JUST JUDGES WHICH AT THIS POINT. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT WE DO WE NEEDO T ELECT JUST JUDGESND A DEA’S AND OTHER OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WEEE ND TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME AS I UNDERSTAND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY DON’T EVEN TALK TO EACH OTHER AND THAT NEEDS TO END AND JUST LIKE THE OTHERS WE DO NEED TO SECURE THE BORDER BECAUSE FROM SO MUCH CRIME IS COMING ACROSS AND THE DRUGS AND THAT IS BUT LET ME LET ME GIVE YOU SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAYBE NOBODY ELSE THOUGHT OF YOU KNOW, 1962. IT’S A PRAYER OUT OF SCHOOLS. AND SINCE THAT WE HAD HAD A 700% INCREASE IN CRIMEN I OUR JUVENILES. IN FACT, MOST OF THE CRIMES THAT ARE COMMITTED ARE BY JUVENILES ARE BY YOUNG PEOPLE. SO I SUGGEST THAT WE MHTIG CONSIDER A LITTLE BIT OF A MORAL CHANGE HERE A LITTLEOR MAL COMPASS AND SOME MORE CHARAERCT DEVELOPMENT OF OUR STUDENTS OF OUR PEOPLE WHICH GWRO UP TO BE STUDENTS. I MEAN ADULTS THAT ALSO. TRADE THE CRISME SO MANY OF THESE LIKE I SAID MANY OF US ARE GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING THE BORDERND A WE DO NEED TO DO THAT, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE GOING TO DO THEIR JOB AND HOLD THE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. WE NEED TO HOLD OUR JUDGES ACCOUNTABLE. MR. RONCHETTI YOUR REPLY, PLEASE. DOG, YOU GUYS ASKED WHAT THE OTRO CAUSE OF CRIME IS AND IT’S CRIMINALS. WE HAVE CRIMINALS THAT WE CATCH WE BRING THEM INTO JAIL AND WE TURN THEM RIGHT BKAC OUT ON THE STREET AND WE’RE NOT TALNGKI ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMITTING NECESSARILY LOW-LEVEL CRIMES. THESE ARE VIOLENT CRIMINALS THAT ARE BEING TURNED RIGHT BACK OUT ON THE STREET HERE AND THE POLICIES THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS ADVOCATEDAS H MADE IT FAR MORE DIFFICULTO T LEASE OFFICER THAN IT HAS TO BE A CRIMINAL REMEMBER WHEN THIS GOVERNOR TOOK OFFICE. WE CONTIEDNU TO SEE A CLIMB AND CLIMB AND THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE ACROSS THE STA OTEF NEW MEXICO. WHAT WAS THE ANSWER FROM THIS GOVERNOR? IT WASO T TARGET POLICE AND THEN MAKE DOING TIRHE JOBS MORE DIFFICTUL BY REMOVING QUALIFID IMMUNITY, BUT MOVING QUALIFDIE IMMUNITY WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS THAT POLICE OFFICERS CAN PERSONALLY BE SUED FOR DOING THEIR JOB. WE HAVE TO BACK THE BLUE. WE HAVE TO TELL THEM WE WILL SORT THEM NO MATRTE WHAT THEY NEED FROM US. WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE COUNTRY HERE DAN WHEN YOU ASK THEM, WHAT DO YOU NEED? WHAT WOULD HELP YOU? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE, THEY DON’T WANT MORE MONEY AND THEY DON’T WANT MORE GUNS. THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR LEADERS BACKS THEM UP AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO ADDRESS THE BORDER. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN OUR ADS AND WE’VE TALKED ABOUT A BORDER STRIKE FORCE. IT’S GONNA BE A HUNDREDND A FIFTY AGENTS UNDER THE DEPARTNTME OF OF PUBLIC SAFETY THEIR JOB IS GOING TO BETE SM THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTO THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO WHICH DRIVES AOT L OF OUR VIOLENT CRIME. IT’S NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY NOW AND WE WILL MR. ZANETTI YOUR REPLY, PLEASE. LET’S THINK ABOUT WHAT WE’VE DONE HERE. LET’S SEE. WE PASSED A SERIES OF LSAW THAT BASICALLY MEAD CRIMINALS VICTIMS AND VICTIMS CRIMINALS. THAT WAS STEP ONE. LET’S SEE THENHE T EMPTIED THE PRISONS WE STILL HAVE WHAT 7600 PRISONERS IN THE STATE ROUGHLY NOW, WE’RE DOWN IN THE 5,000S PAND WE EXPTEC CRIME TO GO DOWN THEN WHAT DID WE DO? YEAH, WE ALL THE TALK ABOUT DEFUNDING ETH POLICE AND SANTA FE DESTROYED THEIR MORALE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, WHICH OERTH CANDIDATES PARTY TALKED ABOUT ALREADY AND TNHE WHAT ELSE DID WE DO? LET’S WE TOOK AWAY CASH BONDS. OH, YEAH THAT LED TO THE CATCHING RELEASE CATCH AND RELEASE THAT WELL A SEE THAT DRIVES EVERYBODY CRAZY WHEN YOU HEAR ON THE RADIO OR ON TV. YEAH, ETH GUYS BEEN PICKED UP 18 TIMES AND TNHE HE JUST DID THIS AND THEN WTHA WAS THE LAST THING THAT WE DID WE STOPPED IN FORCING, BUT WE USED TO CALL PETTY CRIMES. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE GONE TO WALMART? YOU’VE SEEN SOMEBODY LOA UDP A CART FULL OF STUFF THEN THEY JUSTAL WK OUT IN THE GUARDS GOGIN SIR. OH SIR, AND NOBODY DOES ANYTHING, YOU KNOW SAME ON SPEEDING AND TRAFFIC. VIOLATIONSF I YOU DON’T ENFORCE THE BASIS, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN? AND SO WHAT DID WE USED TO DO WE USED TO DO AIT LTLE BIT LIKE THE MILITARY. WE HAD A UNIFORM CODE A MILITARY JUSTICE IF YOU DID A CRIME, THERE WAS A CONSEQUENCE WE TOOK ALL OF THAT AWAY. AND SO I’D IMAGINE THERE WILL BE A BORDER QUESTION HERE IN A LITTLE BIT. I CAN TALK TO THATT A GREAT LENGTH SINCE THAT WAS A GENERAL AND TNHE MEXICAN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, BUT RIGHT NOW CAN WE SAW THESE CRIME PROBLEMS. YES. IT’S JUST GOING TO TAKE A GOVERNOR WAS A BACKBONE. HI, MR. BLOCK, BECAUSE OF YOUR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. YOU HAVE 25 SECONDS LEFT. NOT GOING TO REPEAT THE QUESTION, BUT YOU HAVE 25 MORE SECONDS, PLEASE. WELL AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO SECURING THE BORDER CREATING THE BORDER SECURITY AGENCY AND BRINGING BAIL BACK AND QUALIFIED IMMUNITY BACK. MY COUNTY ISHE T ONLY COUNTY THAT HAS CRIME DROPPING IN EVERY CATEGORY BECAUSE WE’VE WE’VE WORKED WITH THIS BEFORE. I’M THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCE DOING THIS WORKING AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS THE OTHER CANDIDATES TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THEY DON’T HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO ACCOMPLISH IT. WE’VE DONE IT IN SANDOVAL COUNTY. WE’RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND BOARD FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE GOOD EVENING CANDIDATES AT NEW MEXICO IS SEEN ITS WORST FIRE SEASON IN RECENT HISTORY. WE HAVE HEARD FROM SO MANY NEW MEXICANS WITH DEEP CONCERNS ABTOU THE FUTURE OF WILDFIRES. MY BROTHER IS A WILD WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER RIGHT NOW, SHEO IS ACTUALLY ON THE FIRES UP IN TOWELS. SO THAT ONE IS LIKE A BIG THING. SO JUST DEALING WITH LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO EVAATCUE THEIR HOUSES AND HOW THEY CAN GET SUPPORT FROM THAT. IS SOMETHING THAT’S BIG? NDCAIDATES DO YOU BELIEVE THESE FIRES ARE DUE IN PTAR TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND DO YOU THINKHE T STATE’S RESPONSE TO HELPING COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN ENOUGH AND IF NOT WHAT SPECIFICALLY WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY MS. MAHARG YOU GO FIRST. THANK YOU, DAD. GET THE LORD MANUELA MUCHO,T I HURTS ME SO MUCH TO SEE MY STATE GROW UP IN FLAMES. YOU SEE WHERE I’M FROM. WE HAVE A FARMING COMMUTYNI RANCHING AND WE ALSO HAD A LUMBER MILLS BUT THEY SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN. SO THEY HAVE HEARD THE ECONOMY. IT HURT THE PEOPLE THERE. THEY HAVE NOT LET OUT CONTRACTS FOR THINNING OF THIS FORCE. THIS FOREST FEIR COULD HAVE BEEN TOTALLY PREVENTABLE AND IT WOULD HAVE HELPED OUR ECONOMY IN THIS THE PAST THE PRISCE OF HOMES RIGHT NOW ARE RISING THEY'R’ GOING THROUGH THE ROOF THAT LUMBER COULD HAVE MAYBE HELP TO CURTAIL SOME OF THAT SO AND IT WOULD ALSO HELP OUR ECONOMY BY BE GIVING PEOPLE JOBS, BUT THESE WILDFIRES ARE FOOLISHNESS BEYOND COMPARE WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TELLS YOU TO STR. IMAGINE THE WINDS ARE GOING 100 MILES AN HOUR. DO YOU TNKHI THAT THAT’S REALLY WISE ON OUR PICTURE PART TO HAVE DONE THAT? I DON’T THINK SO. THE GOVERNOR SHOULD HAVE STEPPED IN RIGHT THEN AND THERE AND SAID, I’M SORRY, BUT IT IS SPRINGTIME AND SPRING IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S WINDY AND YOU WE ARE NOT GONNA STRIKE THEAT MCH WE REACH THAT BETTER FORESTRY CONTROL, BUT THEY HAVEN’T AND SO I THINK THAT THE BLOOD I GUESS WOULD SAY OR ALL THESE FIRES ARE ON HER THEY’REN O HER. THERE WAS NOTHING THATHE S IT TO PREVENT THIS AND SO I AM HOLDING HER ACCOUNTABLE AND I TNKHI WE AS STATE SHOULD TOO WE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING. MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. MR. BRONCHETTI YOU ARE NEXT. DOUG WE ARE ENTERING THE TRDHI YEAR OF A LA NINA AND THAT IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST IMPACT ON WHAT WE’RE SEEGIN RIGHT NOW WE HAVE WELL ABOVE ARAVEGE PRECIPITATION ALL ACROSS THE STATE HERE SPENT MY CAREER IN THIS FIELD AND I’LL TELL UYO WHAT WE’RE SEEING AT THIS PNTOI IS THE RESULT OF HORRENDOUS POLICY, ESPECIALLY EXTREME ENVIRONMENTALISM. REMEMBER TWO YEARS AGO. WE HAD PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WHO WOULD GO INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO CUT WOOD TO SYTA WARM FOR THE WINTER. THEY WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO IT AND THEN EVENTUALLY A FEDERAL JUDGE HAD TO JUMP IN AND SAY WAIT A MINUTE THESE PEOPLE NEED THIS. WE HAVE ABANDONED OUR NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOR ANY OF YOU. GONE UP TREHE AND HIKED ACROSS THE NORTHER GONE INTO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS EVEN OVER INTO THE GAIL AND SEEING WHAT HAS HAPPENED. IT’S THIS EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF NOT CLEARING OUT DEADFALL TTHA LEADS TO EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRES AND WE DID USED TO HAVE A VERY LARGE AND ROBUST TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NEW MEXICO. IT IS ALL GONE AND IT HAS TO COME BACK HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TH E TIMBER TO DO IT AND WE HAVE TO DO IT TO CARE FOR OUR FOREST. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT AND WHEN YOU LOOK BROADLY ACROSS SOME MORE POLICIES FROM THIS GOVERNOR, TRIED TO DO ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION IS DRIVE THIS STATE TOWARD CALIFORNIA. THAT’S WHAT WE'R’ BECOMING. REMEMBER THE LAS LTEGISLATIVE SESSION. SHE TRIED TO GO OUT AND PASS A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE RAISEDAS G PRICES 35 TO 50 CENTS A GALNLO SAYING THAT THIS WAS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IT WASN’T IT’S CRUSHING OR CRUSHING SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF BUSINESS ACROSS THE STATE IN THE WELL-BNGEI OF PEOPLE AND DRIVING UP THEIR ENERGY COSTS. THAT’S WHERE WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED. MR. ZANETTI YOUR RLYEP WE ALL KNOW TTHA THIS ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT NOW ISN’T AUTBO THE ENVIRONMENT. IT’S AUTBO POWER AND TROLL AND BUT LIGHTING UP FIRE AND 30 MILE AN HROU WINDS ARE CONTROLLED BURN. WE ALL THINK THAT’S GOT TO WONDER WHAT REWE THEY THINKING BUT WE GET BACK. HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE HAVE TO START PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYING WAIT, THIS IS JUST ONE OCCASION. YOU’VE DONE THIS IN OUR STATE TWICE LAST T DWOECADES AND NOW YOU’VE DONE IN CALIFORANI AND OREGON AND OREGON AND IDAHO WENT TO THE STATES. I WOULD DO THIS START PUSHING BACK AGAINST T FHEEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAY WE’RE TAKING CONTROL OF OUR OWN LANDS HERE. WE’RE CLEARLY INCAPABLE OF DOING THIS. GOVERNOR DOESN’T THINK LIKE HE WANTED TO DO WAS JUST PASS OUT LUNCHES. NEWSPAPER AND SAY, OHOO LK HOW I’M HELPING REALITY IS A VERY SLOW RESPONSE. OUR PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING. SO DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. OR POLICY OR REACTION BY OUR GOVERNOR CHAENG MR. BLOCK YOUR PLREY, PLEASE WL,EL THE CLIMATE’S ALWAYS CHANGING. THAT’S WHAT THE SCIENCE IS TELLING US, BUT THE SCIENCE ALSO TELLS US THAT WE HEAV TO CLEAN UP OUR FORCE AND WE DO HAVE TO LOG IN THIN THE FCEOR BECAUSE THAT PROTECTS THE FORCE WE HAVE LOST OVER 270,0 A00CRES OF FORCE IN A A DISPLACED SO MANY PEOPLE I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO HAS PUSHED BACK AGAINST THE GOVERNOR BY SPONSORING AND PASSING A RESOLUTION OVERTURNED HER RIDICULOUS EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT CONTROLLING 30% OUR LAND BY 203IN0 AN ADDITIONAL 20% BY 2050. ISTH IS WHERE THE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE COMESN I BECAUSE I’VE WORKED WITH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS GETTING THIS DONE AROUND THE STATE. A GOVERNOR HAS NOT HAD IS NOT ASKED JOE BID FOR ANY ACCOUNTABILITY AND IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN’T EVEN MANAGE HIS FORCE AND KNOW WHEN TO STRIKE A FIRE. WHY SHOD WULE TRUST THEM WE HAVE TOAV HE WE WE KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR OUR LANDS HERE IN NEW MEXICO. NOT JOE BIDEN, BUT MLG THINKS THAT JOE BIDEN KNOWS WHAT’S BEST FOR US THAT HAS TO STOP WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND OUR NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES WHO KNOW HOW TO MANA AGEND USE THESE LANDS IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER. WHAT WE'R’ SEEING NOW IS UNACCEPTABLE. AND AS GOVERNOR, I WILL PUSH BACK AGAINST WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL NOT SEE THIS TYPE OF DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION EVER AGAIN OUR FINAL REPLY FROM HIS D WOWE CANNOT CONTROL THE DROUGHT THE WIND AND THE WEHEAT THAT OUR FARMERS ARE RANCHERS AND COMMERCIAL LOGGERS AND EVEN THE FOLKS WHO GET PERMITS TO TO WARM THEIR OWN HOMES. FIREWOOD. THOSE ARE THE TRUE CONSERVATIONISTS, BUT OUR GOVERNORS I BEHOLDEN TO RADICAL SPECIAL ENVIRONMEALNT AND INTO GROUPS AND THEY’RE WINNING IN SANTA FE. THE EVERYDAY NEW MEXICAN IS LOSING EVEN AS THIS CONTROL BURN WAS STARTED BY THE FOREST SERVICE THE LARGEST FIRE IN OUR STATE THAT’S TAKEN OUT OVER 200 STRUCTURES THAT PRECEDED NEW MEXICO STATEHOOD. LOOK WTHA IT’S DOING TO THE CLIMATE. LOOK WHAT THAT’S THE FIRE’S DOING TO ETH ENVIRONMENT. WHAT’S GNGOI TO HAPPEN WITH OUR SOIL? DANOW H DO WE HAVE RESTORATION EVEN WHILE WE’RE LOOKING AT THIS? THISS I JUSTWO T YEARS AERFT LOS AMAL ALSO STARTED BYHE T FOREST SERVICE. THE NATIONAL FOREST IS SAYING IN LINCN COUNTY. THEY’VE GONE FROM 1500 ALLOTMENTS OF CATTLE GRAZING DOWN TO 100 OVER A FIELD MICE THAT HIBERNATES 11 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. CATTLE ARE PART OF CONSERVATION. FARMING AND LAND MANAGEMENT IS PART OF CONSERVATION IF I WERE THE GOVERNOR AND I HAD 28 BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF COVID MONEY COMING IN IF SUCCESSFUL. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE MR. RONCHETTI YOU ARE FIRST. YEAH CLOUD. CITY IS I THINK IS A VERY GOOD IDEA, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS WE NDEE TO KNOW ABOUT CLOUD SEEDING BEFORE WE PUT TOO MUCH FAITH IN THIS FIRST OF ALL CERTAIN AREAS FOR CLOUD SEEDING WILL BEET BTER THAN OTHERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET INTO UNMOTAIN COMMUNITIES, AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVEHE T MOISTURE EFFECTIVELY WHAT HAPPENS WITH CLOUD SEEDING IS YOU PUT SILVER IODIDE IN THE AIR AND THAT HELPS COLLECT SOME MOISTURE AND HELPS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE THAT FALLS OUT OF THE CLOUD AND ONTO THE GROUND. SO IN SOME CASES WE DO SEE SEOM IMPROVEMENT AS FAR AS RESULTS GO 10 T15O % IMPROVEMENT. IN SOME MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN COLORADO AND IN UTAH HERE OTHER AREAS HEAV SEEN LESS SUCCESS. SO WHILE IT’S SOMETHING WE SHOULD DEFINITELY INVEST IN WE ALSO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR INVESTMENTS IN THINGS LIKE HOW WEAN HDLE OUR WATER AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE VERY CAREFUL WITH OUR WATER RIGHT NOW OUR WATER LAWS IN THE STATE OF WNE MEXICO CAN BE PREYTT DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE ANDOO T OFTEN. WE DON’T NECESSARILY FOLLOW A PATH WITH WATER LAWS THAT ALLOWS US TO HOLD ON TO AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE AND THIS IS AREA WE HAVE CONCERNS WITH THIS GOVERNOR. REMEMBER SHEAD H HER STATE ENGINEER BASICALLY WALK AWAY AND SAY YOU’RE NOT COMMITTED HERE TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE WATER FOR THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO ARE RANCHERS NEEDED ARE FARMERS NEEDED ARE MUNICIPALITIES NEEDED AND AS WE RKWO FORWARD HERE, THERE’S MUCH WE CAN DO TO HANDLE WATER MUCH MORE RPOESNSIBLY HERE PART OF IT IS CLOUD SITTING BUT ANOTHER RTPA OF IT IS MAKING SURE WE PRIORITIZE EVERY DROP FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SOUTH MR. ZINETY YOU I THINK MOST OF YOUR VIEWERS NOW DON’T REALIZE THAT NEW MEXICO IS THE SAUDI ARABIA BRACKISH WATER. WE HEAV BILLIONS OF ACRE FEET SALTY WATER UNDER OUR LANSING. IT'’ ALL OVER THE STATE. IT’S IN FARMINGN.TO IT’S IN LAS VEGAS. IT’S DOWN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. IT’S IN THE TULAROSA BASIS IN THE MESILLA VALLEY. WE HAVE SALTY WATER. WE,LL WE SHOULD BE DOING WHAT THE ISRAELIS. EIGHTY SALAD AND THEY BRING THE WATER UP OUT OF THE AGE OF THE OCEAN. WE WOULD DO IT FROM THE GROUND. PEOPLE SAY, OH, NO GREG IS TOO EXPENSIVE. WELL, JUST DOWN THE ROADND A PORT BLISS, TEXAS. THEY DEEMED FRESH CLEAN WATER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE. I SAID DEPARTMENT OF DEFSEEN WILL PAY HALF CITY OF OPPOSITE YOUAY P HALF AND THEY BUILT A D CELL. FIFTH GENERATION TYPE THING. THEY’RE CLEANING 30 MILLION GALLSON OF WATER EVERY NIGHT FOR THE BEAS AND FOR THAT COMMUNITY DON’T WE HAVE THREEIR A FORCE BASES DON’T WE HAVE TWO NATIONAL LABS THE MISSILE RATE OF INDIAN RESIDENTS. WHY AREN’T WE DOING LIKE? DAN WHY ARE WE DESALINATD THIS WATER? SO NOW THE CITIES AREN’T COMPETING AS RURAL AREAS FOR WATER AND WATCH WHAT HAPPENS NEW MEXICO COULD BECOME THE WATER? THAT WOULD BE A STUNNER AND THE KIDS WOULD THEN STAY BECAUSE NOW W’'LL FIRST THAT WATER. YOU DON’T LIKE. SECOND YOU OFFER. YOU’LL HAVE BSJO NOT JUST IN THE TRADES IF YOU’LL HAVE JOBS HIGH TECH D CELL WORLD. THAT’S WHAT NEW MEXICO SHOULD BE DOING WITH WATER AND NOT JUST SEATING CLOUDS, WHICH I’M BORED, THE LONGER TERM SOLUTION. GET THESE OUT THE WAY YOU MR. BLOCK YOU ARE NE THANKS A BASE COMMANDER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WHEREE W HAD A D CELL PLANT WHERE THAT WATERAS W CRITICAL TO OUR OPERATIONS NOT JUST TO THE MISSION BUT TO THE SUPPORT OF THE PERSONNEL ON THAT PARTICULAR BASE ON ASCENSION ISLAND IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC. I THINK THIS GOVERRNO SQUANDERED AWAY AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY IN 2019 WHEN SHE HAD BILONLI DOLLARS OF A SURPLUS WHERE SHE COULD HAVE INVESDTE THAT IN INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE MR. ZANETTI’S RIGHT, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS HIM AND I NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUTHE T AQUIFERS INEW N MEXICO AND THIS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR WATER IS CRITILCA TO OUR RANCHERS IN OUR FARMERS, AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS ON WHEN I’M GOVERNOR IS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. SO YES, THIS IS A HUGE ECONOMIC SECURITY ISSUE BECAUSE WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE NEW MEXICO DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART LEE BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER FARM OR RANCH, BUT THE WATER ISSUE IS ALSO CRITICAL TO OUR FORCE. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE TO MANAGE OUR COURSE BETTER AND THIS GOVERNOR HAS DONE JUST A HORRIBLE HORRIBLE JOB MANAGING OUR FORCE AND EVEN INVESTING IN WERAT AND THAT WILL START IN A BLOCK ADMINISTRATION OF SUPPORTING OUR WATER INDUSTRY MS. DOW. YOU ARE NEXT. IT’S ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT NEEDING A WELL-FUNDED STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE SO THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH LAWSUITS, BUT IT ALSO MEANS LOOKING AT PRODUCED RECYCLING PRODUCED WATER. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’RE INCENTIVIZINGN I NEW MEXICO RIGHT NOW. THERE’S A LOT OF PRODUCED WATER LEFT BEHIND FROM OIL AND GAS AND THERE’S TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE THAT MAKE THAT THAT WATER REUSABLE BRACKISH WATER DESALINIZATIONHE T STUDIES UNDERWAY AT NEW MEXICO STETA UNIVERSITY AS WE SPEAKPDESOLANIZ WHAT WE NEEDO T DO, BUT SO IS INVESTING IN OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IF I HAD 28 BILLION DOLLARS IN COVID MONEY KNOWING THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR CITIES AND MUNICIP. THESE HAVE DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT’S UP TO 40 YEARS OLD. THOSE HAVEO T BE REPLACED. WE ALSO NEED TO BE LOOKING AT LAND AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT. JUST NOT IN THE FOREST, BUT BLM AND ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LDAN ACROSS THE STATE ONE SALT-SEATER DRINKS HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF WATER A DAY AND BECAUSE OUR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR DITESCH IN OUR ASSOCIATIONS AND OUR WATERWAYS, THEY’RE SO THEY’RE SO OLD AND DECAYED. WE’RE LOSING WATER TO EVAPORATION. ABSORPTION. AND WE CAN IMPROVE OUR WATERSHED AND OUR WATER MANAGEMENT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE WATER IN OUR LAKES. I MEAN IF WE WANT TO HAVE TOURS AND WE NEED WATER IN OUR WAY OUR LAKES, BUT THIS GOVERNOR HAS IGNORED THIS AND INSTEAD CHOOSES TO GIVE PAYOUTS RATHER THAN LOOKING ATHE T CRITICAL RESOURCES. WE NEED TO HELPS U GROW OUR ECONOMY AND TO KEEP OUR NEW MEXICO’S WHAT DRINKING WATER SAFE AND AFFORDABLE THE FINAL ANSWER WITH THIS QUESTION IS MS. MAHAR. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, I AGREE WITH EVERYONE WHAT THEY’RE SAYING AN ID HAVE THIS I HAVE ALSO BNEE DOING SOME RESEARCH ISRAEL. IT HAS MUCH OF THE SAME TOPOGRAPHY. I GUESS TTHA THE NEW MEXICO DOES AND THEY THEY’RE TURNING THEIR THEIR THEIR WATERWAYS INTO THEIR HEAVEN TIRHE WAIST SIGNS AND DESERTS INTO FARMLANDS, AND WE NEEDO T BE DOING THE SAME THING. AND ALSO TSHI GOES BACK TO THE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT AND THAT IS WHEN YOU MANAGE YOUR FOREST PROPERLY YOU HAVE WATER AVAILABLE WITHIN THE THE FOREST WITHIN THE TREES WITHIN THE FOLIAGE THAT’S IN THERE. SO WE NEEDO T BE ABLE TO PRESERVE THAT ALONG WHIT AGAIN ANSWERING THE QUESTION THAT WE JUST THAT WE JUST HAD BEFORE BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE A HEALTHY FOREST FOREST GOING ON TREHE THAT ALSO HAVE HEALTHY WATER. AND I WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLEOR F PROVIDING WATER FOR THE VILLAGE OF CUBA WHEN I WAS THERE I SOUGHT TO IT THAT THEY HAD ALL THAT THEY NEEDED BECAUSE THAT IS THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNOR IS TO PROVIDE THE PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE OF ANY GOVERNMENT THAT YOU HAVE SEATING MR. RUNCADY WOULD HAVE THE MOST THE MOST INFORMATION THERE. SO I AM FOR WHAT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP SOLVE THAT OUR WATER PROBLEMS. BUT AGAIN, WE DO NOT NEED TOE B THE WATER THAT WE DO HAVE AND I THKIN THAT WE NEED TO PRODUCE WAYS TECHNOLOGY BRING IN TECHNOLOGY THAT’S GNGOI TO DO JUST LIKE ISRAEL DID AND PRODUCE GREAT WATER AND IT ALSO IMPROVES THE ECOMYNO BECAUSE IT THEN PROVIDES JOBS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVE TO BE EMPLODYE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PLANTS. BOB CLARK YOU HAVE OUR NEXT QUESTION CANDIDATES A YES OR NO QUESTION FOR YOU, OR AT LEAST GIVET I YOUR BEST SHOT RIGHT? DOOU Y BELIEVE THE ELECTION IN 2020AS W STOLEN FROM FORMER PRESENIDT DONALD TRUMP MR. ZANETTI YOU ARE. I WOULD SAY THAT THERE’S A LOT OF SMOKE RIGHT NOW BOB AND I KNOW YOU WANT THE YES OR NO ANSWER. THE JURY IS STILL OUT BUT THE EVIDENCE IS RISING THAT THE VOTER FUDRA WAS OFF THE CHARTS AND WE DESER AVENSWERS QUESTIONS. AND I’LL JUST SAY THIS WE GO BACK BUT 20 YEARS TO THE GORE BUSH ELECTION THE DEMOCRATS SCREAMED IT W SASTOLEN IT WAS STOLEN. THERE WAS A GREAT INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE ALL KINDS OF WELL AGAIN INVESTIGATIONS TO WHAT HAPPENED PEOEPL WANTED TO HAVE TRUST IN THE SYSTEM. NOW THE RIGHT IS SAYING THAT BUT GETTING THE HEISMAN TROPHY TREATMENT, NO, NO, YOU’RE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO ASK THE QUESTION. SO IT’S TIME FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO VOTER INTEGRITY. IT GOES BEYOND A YES OR NO. ANSWER SMOKE IS GETTING THICKER. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS. VERY SERIOUSAY W IS WITHOUT VOTER INTEGRITY. WE DON’T HAVE A REPUBLIC. MR. BLOCK, YOU KNOW, THIS QUESTIONAS W NOT ASKED IN 2018 TO MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM THE DEMOCRAT ABOUT THE 2016 ELECTION. YOU KNOW NOW WE SEE. NOW WE SEE THAT. THIS WHOLE RUSSIAUS RSIA RUSSIA COLLUSION WAS A COMPLETE LIE WHERE HILLARY CLINTON’S ATTORNEY IS IS FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES. SO FOR US TO LOOK BACK INTO FOCUS ON A 2020 ELECTION IS WRONG BECAUSE YES TREHE ARE WE NEED VOTER INTEGRITY AND I AND I WILL PUT FORWARD A VOTER ID BILL AND VOTER INTEGRITY BILL IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO BECAUSE WE NEED IT AND I’M WORKING ON ELIMINATING SOME DROPBOXES IN SANDALOV COUNTY THE ONLY COMMISSIONER FIGHTING ON THE ONLY CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR FIGHTING FOR THIS RIGHT NOW. I AM MORE FOCUSED ON THE ATROCIOUS RECORD OF THE GOVERNOR THE RECORD OF THE WORST EDUCATION SYSTEM ONE OF THE WORST STATES RATED TO LIVE IN BY US NEWS HIGH CRIME HIGH UNEMPLOYMENTN I AWFUL TAX CODE THAT STIFLES BUSINESSES AND YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE DON’T REALLY CARE ABOUT BECAUSE IT DOESN’T PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLE. WE HAVE RECORD HIGH INFLATION. WE SHODUL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT BUTN I 2018 YOU GUYS NEVER ASKED CONGRESSWOMAN GRISHAM IF THE 2016 ELECTION WAS STOLEN WE HAD TO LIVE THROUGH THAT FOR FOUR YEARS. SO I THINK WE GOT TO LOOK FORWARD TOHE T ISSUES NOW THAT AFFECT NEW MEXICANS REBECCA DOW YOU E ARNEXT. YEAH,O S IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED 2,000 MULES, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD WHETHER SMOKE THEIR FIRE AND IT’S I THINK THAT WE’LL GO DOWN IN HISRYTO SHOWING THAT THERE IS WIDESPREAD ELECTION FRAUD ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND TTHA WITHOUT THAT ELECTION FRAUD THAN DONALD TRUMP WOULD BE THE PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN REELECTED. AND SO I BELIEVE IN ELECTION INTEGRITY. WE NEED IT TO BE EASY TO VOTE DAN HARD TO CHEAT VOTER ID AND ONE VOTE FOR ONE LEGAL CITIZEN WHATEVER IT TAKESO T SECURE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN MOVING FORWARD PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR ELECTIONS MS. MOHAVE YOUR REPLY, PLEASE WAS GOING TO SAY THE SEAM THING WATCH 2,000 DEALS IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TOOK PLACE IN THE 2020 ELECTION BECAUSE THERE’S DEFINITELY PROOF THAT THERE WAS FUDRA AND IT’S LOTS OF IT AND THEY ALSO SHOWED THAT NEW MEXICO WAS A BIG PTAR OF IT. AND SO I GUESS MY SRT AHONSWER IS I DO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS STOLEN. I THI TNKHAT IT WAS WRONG AND WE NEED TO CORRECT IT WE NEED TO HAVE DEEP WE NEED TO HAVE A PAPER BALLOTS. I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THAT AND THEN YOUNO K WHAT? I’M ASKING EVERYBODY VOTE ON NEJU 7TH AND IN PERSON IF YOU WANT TOTO S THIS CORRUPTION AND THIS CMERI BOAT IN PERSON AND VOTE ON JUNE 7TH, SO THAT YOU DO NOT, YOU KW,NOOU Y CAN AT LEAST STOP SOME OF THAT BECSEAU WE KNOW THATHE T DOMINION MACHINES EAR STILL OUT THERE AND THEY’RE STILL DOING WHAT IT IS THAT THEY’RE GONNA DO BUT THIS WILL MITITEGA SOME O THAT SO GO WATCH 2,000 MULES OLD BOY I, DON’T DROP AND MR. WRONG KITTY. AND WATCH WHAT THIS GOVERNOR TRIED TO DO THIS LAST SESSION YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ENSHRINING CHEATING? THAT’S WHAT THIS GOVERNOR TRIED TO DO WITH HER ELECTION BILL. WHAT DID SHE DO WITH IT? WHAT DID SHE TRY TO DO ID AND WE HAVE 77% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS STATE WHO AGREE WITH THAT YET. WE HAVE A LEGISLATURE WHO WANTS TO GO THE OTHER WAY. WHICH IS PTTREY MUCH THE WAY THEY OPERATE SO DOESHE T WAY THIS GOVERNOR OPERATES AS WELL? AND IT’S NOT ONLY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS EASY TO VOTE FOR EVERYONE WHO WTSAN TO VOTE HERE AND AS WE PUSH FORWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CHEAT BECAUSE IF YOU TAKE AWAY THE CONFIDENCE OF YOUR ELECTIONS YOU TAKE AYWA THE CONFIDENCE THE ELECTRIC THAT FEEL LIKE THEIR BOAT MATTERS, AND THE DIRECTION. WE’RE HEADED IN. DAN BOYD FROM THE JOURNAL YOU HAVE THE NEXT QUESONTI. A POLICY PLACE DURING THE PANDEMIC COULD SOON EXPIRE ALLOWING MANY MIGRANTS TORO CSS INTO THE UNITED STATES TO SEEK ASYLUM AS GOVERNOR. HOW WOULD YOURE TAT OUR BORDER IN NEW MEXICO MR. BLOCK? YOU HAVE THE FIRST REPLY? WELL AGAIN AS GOVERNOR RIGHT AWAY, I WILL BE DEPLOYING OUR NATIONAL GUARD BACK DOWN THERE. MR. ZENDAY AND I ARE RETIRED MILITARY OFFICERS I’VE HAD TO DEAL WITH WITH BORDERS AND SECURITY ISSUES IN THE NUCLEAR BUSINESS AS A NUCLEAR WEAPONS OFFICER USING TECHNOLOGY THERE TO KEEP OUR WEAPONS SAFE. AND ON THE BORDER. WE’RE SEEING A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. WE’RE SEEING SEX INCREASE SEX TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. I’VE BEEN DOWNO T THE BORDER SEVERAL TIMES IN TEXAS. I’ BVEEEN WITH THE BOARD OF PATROLS SEEING MINERS COME ACROSS FROM HONDURAS IN GUATEMALA, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT TESTING THESE PEOPLE COMING ACROSS FOR A COVID. THEY’RE NOT THE GOVERNOR’S NOT FORCING THEM TO HAVE A VACCINE BUT SHE’S FORCING US TO HAVE THE CKBA SEAT. THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS THAT IS AFFECTING OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE IN 2021 WE HAD THE HIGHEST OVERDOSE DEATH. THE UNITED STATES FOR DRUGS AND IN 2021. WE AOLS HAD THE MOST POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LION OF DUTY THE SOUTHERN BORDER AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE STATE INHE T COUNTRY. EVERY STATE IS A BORDER STATE BECAUSE WTHA COMES THROUGH NEW MEXICO GOES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, SO I WILL SECURE THE BORDER AS WELL IN THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO TALK ABOUT THE BORDER SECURITY AGENCY, WHICH IS FOCUSING ON THE BORDER, BUT THIS IS MORE ABOUT IS NOT JUST ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING THOSE VULNERABLE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING ACROSS AND GETTING INTO THE TRAFFICKING BUSINESS AND I’VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES AND IT’S VERY SAD AND WE HAVE TO STOP IT AND WE MUST SECURE THE BORDER PROTECT THIS COUNTRY REBECCA DOW YOU ARE NEXT. I’M ENDORSED BY FOUR OF THE BORDER SHERIFFS BECAUSE THEY KN THAT BORDER AGENCIES TO FINISH THE WALL. THAT MAY TAKE ELECTING A REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT, BUT I WILL CONTIENU TO ADVOCATE THAT WALL BE FINISHED. THAT WHAT EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM IS THE CYBER TECHNOLOGY AND THE THE LINE INSEID THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS IN REAL TEIM USING TECHNOLOGY. THEY WANT SECURE SAFE ROADS WITH ACCESS TO KEY ACCESS POINTS SO THAT THEY CAN RESPOND TO INCIDENTS IN REAL TIME. THEY’RE ASKING FORHE T NATIONAL GUARD TO BE REDEPLOYED BECSEAU OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THEY’RE HIGHLY TRAINEDHE TY HAVE A JOB TO DO BUT THEY’RE SPENDING 60 TO 80%F O THEIR TIME ON COMFORT AND CARE. WE NEED TO RE-DEPLOY THE NATIONAL GUARD SO THAT THEY CAN GET BACKO T HEARING THE BORDER THIS GOVERNOR HAS WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES A GOVERRNO WHO EMBRACES AND CELEBRATES BENID OPEN DOOR BORDER POLICY. DOES SHE REPRESENTHE T VALUES OF NEW MEXICO THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE BORDER? THEY’RE NOT ASKING FOR A STRIKE FORCE. THEY’RE ASKING FOR REAL SOLUTIONS. THEY’RE ASKING THAT MAYBE HEARD AND THAT THEY BE LISTENED TO AND THAT WE IMPLEMENT THE PLAN OF BORDER TTHA THE BORDER SECURITY BORDER AGENTS WANT AND THAT IS ATWH I PLAN TO DO, AND THERE’S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN SECURING OUR BORDER. WE'V’ GOT TO STOP THE THE GOD. THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ANDHE T ABUSE OF COUNTLESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN NEW MEXICO BORDER SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY. IT’S JOB NUMBER ONE AT THE MAHARG. YOU ARE NEXT. ABOUT MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE WITH THAT BORDERS THAT THERE ARE THERE’S UNREST ALL OVER THE WELL OVER THE NATION AND THERE’S MUCH TALK ABOUT THAT. IT’S A FEDERAL PROBLEM REALLY IT IS THE GOVERNOR SHODUL HAVE STEPPED IN AND SENT THE NATIONAL GUARD AND SKEE TO IT AT THIS DATE GSET THE BORDERS FIXED. NOW THE THING IS IN ARIZONA ARE OTW JOINING STATES ARE AEALRDY FIXING THEIR BORDER. THEY HAVE TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES. EYTH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S NOT GOING TO DO IT. WE’RE GONNA DO IT. WE NEED TO DO IT OURSELVES. AN D I KNOW THAT THERE’S AAL TK THAT THERE’S WORK COSTING MILLIONS OF DOLLA TORS DO THAT. BUT I HATE TO SAY THIS. IT’S ALREADY COSTING US WNHE YOU HAVE TREATMENT FOR FENTANYL USERSOR F ANY KIND OF USERS. IT’S A $20,000 PER REHABILITATION FOR EACH PERSON. YOU GET A HUNDRED OF TSEHO PEOPLE. THAT’S TWO MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN REHAB COSTS JUST BECAUSE OF THE FENTANYL LESSON JUST SENTINEL. THAT’S ALL THE OTHER DRUG PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE. THERE SO WE NEED TO SECURE THE BORDER WE NEED TO MAKEHE T PEOPLE IN OUR STATEE W MUST TAKE RECA OF NEW MEXICANS FIRST. WE MUST SECURE THE BORDER SO THAT OUR NEW MEXICANS ARE ARE SAFE FIRST AND THEN THE REST OF THEM NOW I WILL SAY ABOUT IMMIGRATION IF I BELIEVE STRONG AND I’M A GRANDDAUGHTER OF AN IMMIGRANT, BUT MY GRANDFATHER CAME HERE LEGALLY AND I SAY IF YOU SNEAK ACROSS THE BORDER, SOY,RR BUT YOU’RE GONNA GO CROSS THE BACK. WE'R’ GONNA PUT YOU BACK NO DISCUSSION PERIOD MR. RONIT K DOUG LURING VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO A POOREST BORDER IS IN COMPASSIONATE IT’S CRUEL AND YOU SEE IT TIME AFTER TIME WITH THE VIBING ADMINISTRATION WHAT THEY’VE DONE IS BY ROLLING BACK TITLE 42,HI WCH IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN HERE. WE’RE LIKYEL TO SEE A MASSIVE FLOOD OF MORE PEOPLE COMING INTO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THAT DANGEROUS SITUATION ENDS UP CONVERTING INTO A LOT OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR HERE IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AS FAR AS DRUG TRAFFICKING GOES AND AS FAR AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING GOES WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND THIS GOVERNOR FIRST THING SHE DID WHEN SHE TOOK OFFICE IN 2019 WAS PULL THE NATIONAL GUARD BACK AND JUST KIND OGOF WE’RE DONE WITH THISND A THAT HAS BEEN DEVASTATING. WE’RE00 6 BORDER PATROL AGENTS SHORT AND OUR SECTOR OF THE BORDER HERE IN NEW MEXICO, AND I DON’T KNOW ANYONE WHO BELIEVES PRESIDENT BENID IS GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE HIRES AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO WE HAVE TO FILL THE GAP HERE IN THE STATE ANDO D EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN SO WHERE DO WE GET SOME OF THESE IDEAS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WTHA WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO WORK WITH STATES LIKE, TASEX IN ARIZONA WHO HAVE IMPLEMENTED PLANS THAT ARE WORKINGN I LARGE MEASURE, ESPECIALLY IN ARIZONA AND THEY HAVE A SORT OF A BORDER STRIKE FORCE THAT WE HAVE CALLED FOR HERE TOO THAT FOCUSES ON GOING AFTER THE FENTANYL AND THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS WELL, BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE THE CRIME THAT WE SEE ACROSS THIS STATE IS OFTEN DRIVEN BY A LOT OF THAT ILLEGAL UGDR TRADE AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE ON THE CARTELS AND DEAL THWI THAT ISSUE HERE IN NEW MEXICO ANDIN FALLY MR. ZANETTI. BORDERSND A LENS OF NATIONAL SECURITY WHENEVER PUTIN RIGHT NOW. YOU REALLY WANT TO MESS WITH UNITED STATES? WHAT WOULD YOU DO YOU’D BE SENDING PEOPLE INTO SOUTHERN BORDERS? IT’S FAR BEYOND JUST A HUMANITARIAN MISONSI WHICH IT OBVIOUSLY IS THAT I HEAR EVERYBODY SAYING I’M GONNA DEPLOY THE GUARD TO THE BORDER RIGHT ROGER THAT WHAT UNITS WELL INSIDE COMPANY BATTALION? WHAT’S THE CHAIN IN COMMAND? HOW ARE YOU GETTING A GREAT BORDER PATROL? I SAW THE AGENTS DOWN THERE. WHAT ARE THE COMMUNIC? ARE YOU GOING TOOO CRDINATE WITH TEXAS AND ARIZONA? THESE ARE BASIC MILITARY QUESTIONS AND ANRM AY OFFICER CARD OFFICER. MIKE ZINNETTI UNDERSTANDS. THERE’S ANOTHER PIECE. IT’S THE FINANCIAL. HOW MANYF O YOU IN THE AUDIENCE BELIEVE THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO PAY NEW MEXICO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO GO DOWN TO THE BORDER. NOBODY THAT MEANS WE’RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT. IT’S A STATE MISSION FINE. ATTH MEANS THOSE EVERY TIME THAT GOESO T SOLDIER ISN’T GOING TO SCHOSOL ROADS BRIDGES ETC. BY THE WAY, JUST LAST MONTH TEXAS BELIEVED ITS ADJECTIVE GENERAL. HUSBAND DEPLOYED THEIR NATIONAL GUARD TO THE BORDER IN A HALF-BAKE WAY GET A BUNCH OF SOLDIERS STANDING OUT IN THE DIRT NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO SLEEPING AND SLEEPING BAGSN O THE GROUND NOT GETTING CHILD CALLING HOME AND SAYING BUDDY, THIS IS SENTENCE. WHAT YOU NEED IS A GOVERNOR WHO UNDERSTANDS THE MILITARY SIDE AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL SIDE OTHERWISE WILL END UP TRADE DRAINING THE TREASURY NOT SECURING THE BORDER I AORM DOING IT WE SHOULD DO IT IN THE RIGHT. WE BACK AFTER A SHORT BREAK WHEN THE CANDIDATES CANSK A ONE OF THEIR OPPONENTS SEQUESTERED. THIS IS A KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS COMMITMENT 2022 DEBATE SPECIAL OUTREACH CANADA TO ASK ANOTHER CANDIDATE OF THEIR CHOOSING A QUESTION MISS DOW. WHO ARE YOU DECIRTING YOURS TO I WILL DIRECT MY QUESTION TO MARK RON KETTY AND MARK RONCHETTI. WHY DID YOU SAY THAT YOU LEFT THE REPUBLICA PNARTY OVER THE ORANGE ONE AND YOU DID SAY THAT I KNOW YOU’VE BACKED UP THOSE. SO WERE YOU WERE YOU BEING DISHONEST? CONTINUOUS TO A ROOM FULL OF CLIMATE CAN CHANGE ADVOCATES FOR NOW TO THE REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVES THAT ARE CHOOSING THE NEXT OUR LEADER OF OUR PARTY. NOW WE’RE BACK ON WHAT I WAS DOING IS MAKING A JOKEO T A GROUP OF UNM STUDENTS AND IF WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE DON’T KAL TO ANYBODY THAT WE D WITHND A WE DECIDE NO NO, I’M NOT TALKING TO THESE PEOPLE OR I’M NOT GONNA DO THIS OR I’M NOT GONNA DO THAT BECSEAU BECAUSE THEY’RE ON SOME OTHER SIDE. AND I CAN’T HELP YOU WITH THAT. I THINK THAT'’ THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW WITH POLITICIANS IN THIS STATEND A UNFORTUNATELY REPRESENTATIVE DOW YOU FLAL RIGHT INTO THAT CATEGORY, WHICH IS YOU GRAB A LITTLE THING AND YOU TRY TO MAKE POLITICAL. HAY OUT OF SOMETHING WHEN PEOPLE IN THIS STATE ARE ABSOLUTELY SUFFERGIN WHEN YOU LOOK AT ACROSS THE BOA FRDUEL PRICES WHEN YOU LOOK AT INFLATION WHEN YOU LKOO AT WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH CRIME. THOSERE A THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT YET. YOU’VE SPENT MOST OF YOUR CAMPAIGN CASH GRABBING A JOKE AND THEN RUNNING WITH IT AND UNFORTUN AT LEAST THAT SHOWS WHERE YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE TOO OFTEN. WE HAVE POLITICIANS WHO TICK OFF WHAT THEY DO WELL, AND THEY NEVER THINK TO ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH LOOK. I DON'’ HAVE THIS THOUGHT PROCESS WREHE YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS THAT THEY HOW MUCH OF A POLITICIAN I CAN BE. I’M NOT INTERESTED IN. ALL RIGHT TIME IS UP. THANK YOU, MR. ZETTI YOUR QUESTION FOR AN OPPONENT. GOING TO ASK YOU. YOU'V’ WATCHED WHAT’S HAPPENED DURING THIS CAMPAIGN? ALL THE NEGATIVE ADVERTINGSI AND SEEINGOW H WE FOCUSED ON THE NEGATIVES. SO IF I’D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU THINK THAT ALL THIS DIVISION ALL OF THIS ANYTHING TO ADVCEAN OUR STATE TO MAKE THE STATE BETTER OR IF IT ACTUALLY WORKS. I THINK IT’S FOOLISH. I THINK IT’S FOOLISH FOR US TO BE FIGHTING BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS FINALISTS RIGHT NOW AND ON JUNE 8TH, WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO SUPPORT SOMEBODY RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT WE NEE TOD GET OUR ACT TOGETHER. I’M SORRY, BUT WE DO ALL THIS INFIGHTING HAS TO STOP YOU KNOW THAT I DON’T TAKE PART IN IT. YOU KNOW THAT GREG THAT I DON’T I’VE BEEN ASKED BY EVEN MEDIA. THEY ASK ME WILL THEY ASK ME QUESTIONS? LIKE WHY DOES IT WRONG? CAN YOU SHOW UP? I’M LIKE, I DON’T KNOW ASK HIM, YOU KNOW, I DON’T DON’T CALL ME TO GET MUD ON MY FINGERS. OKAY. SO THE THING IS I THINK THATT I WRONG FOR US TO BE FIGHTING LIKE THIS. IT’S TIME FOR US. IT’S TIME FOR HEALING IN OUR LAND. IT IS TIME FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AS A STATE AND A NATION AND TTHA WE CAN DO THINGS RIGHT AND IT’S NOT GOING TO HELP WITH ALL THIS ACTING LIKE WE'R’ THREE YEAR OLD CHILDREN. OKAY NEXT MR. RON KATIE. YOU’RE DIRECTED QUESTION, PLEASE. ASK CECIALLY A SMALL TOWN THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED AND SNEE JOBS GO AWAY. WE NEETOD LESSON OR SMALL TOWNS ACRO NSSEW MEXICO. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE NEED TOO D ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SANTA FE TO ADVANCE? WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR SMALL TOWNSEND TO BRING THEM BACK? WELL,OU Y CAN’T TREAT A SMALL TOWN. YOU CAN TRICK LIKE THE BIG CITY BECAUSE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NECESSARYN IA SMALL TOWN. LIKE I SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ROADS LIKEHE T NATIVE NEW MEXICAN RESERVATIONS WASHBOARD ROADS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THAT COMMUNITY IN THE WAY THAT THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS HELP. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THE FARMERS THE RANCHERS IF YOU LIVE IN A BIG CITY YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THAT BUT IN A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT COMMUNITY NEEDED LEIK SOME MAIN STREET HELP SO THAT THEY PROVIDE ECONOM. ON IT BECAUSE THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I DID. I PROVIDED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT IS STILL THERE TODAY 16 YEARS LATER, AND I ALSO LTEF HIM WITH ALMOST TWO MILLION DOLLARS ON THE BANK WHEN I LEFT. SO THE THING IS WHAT WE NEED TO DOS I WE NDEE TO BOLSTER THE ECONOMIES. WE NDEE WEND A AGAIN DON’T TREAT THEM LEIK YOU DO THE OTHERS AND MISS MY HEART AGAIN YOUR QUESONTI FOR O OF YOUR FOUR OPPONENTS FOR MR. ON CADDY. YOU'R’ SOILA CANDY THAT I TO TENNESSEE NOW, BUT I STILL LOOK AT GUINNESS YOUR BROTHER COMMUNICO. HE THINKS ABOUT GOING OUT TO GET GAS. WE THINK WHAT TIME IS IT? SHOULD WE DO THIS AND WE HAVE LEADERSHIP AND MICHELLE LUONG GRISHAM AND JOE BIDEN THAT HAVE THAT POLITICAL EXPERIENCE THAT YOU ALL SEEM TO TOUT. LOST IT. AND WHAT HAS IT GOTTEN US MICHELLE LUONG GSHRIAM’S 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING FOR THE STATEF O NEW MEXICO. WE HAVE CRIME THAT’S OUT OF CONTROL WE HAVE ISSUES WITH GETTING GDOO JOBS INTO THIS STATE AND WE HEAV A PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT BIDEN WHO HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY INCOMPETE INNT EVERY AREA OF HIS JOB. SO, I’M SORRY IF I DON’T HAVE ETH ULTIMATE RESPECT FOR POLITICAL EXPERIENCE HERE, BUT IT’S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL GET SOMEONE WITH OUT THE STEEP TIES TO POLITICS TO START TO CHANGE THINGS IN THE STATE. MR. BLOCK YOU’RE NEXT THANK YOU, MR.RC AADE. I APPRECIATE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE STEEP TIRES OF POLITICS BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE STEVE TIES TO POLITICS WITH. URYO CONSULTED MR. JAY MCCLESKEY, AND YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU WOULD SURROUND YOURSELF THWI GOOD PEOPLE BUT YET MR. MCCLUSKEYAS H BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE FBI FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE ISSUES, AND HE ALSOAD H TO PAY OUT ALMOST A FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR. SETTLEMENT AGAINST THE MR. SCOTT TAYLOR A FELLOW REPUBLICAN AND US SAID YOU WOULD NEVER ERVE - REPUBLICANS, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE SAID THAT YOU DON’T HAV AE DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE FACING NEW MEXICANS. AND YOUR OYNL ISSUE IS THE WEATHER. OKAY, YOU CAN REPLY TO WHAT HE HAS ASKED SO FAR. DID HE ASK SOMETHING I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS LIKE A COUPLE THINGS HERE IN THIS KIND OF GETS TO WHERE JAY BLOCK IS NUMBER ONE JAY. HERE’S WHAT I SAY AND YOU KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE BEFORE I GOT IN THIS RACE YOU MADE A PNEHO CALL TO MY ALLEGED, YOU KNOW TO THE ALLEGED JAMIE MCCLESKEY RIGHT YOU DID YOU MADE THE PHONE CALL AND TRIED TO HIRE. SO ALL THIS POLITICAL GARBAGE, IT’S ENOUGH. NOBODY CESAR JAY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY GROCERIES. IT CANNOT AFFORD TO FILL THEIR TANK WITH GAS AND YOU SIT HERE ANDOU Y TALK ABOUT THESE INSIDE BASEBALL RIDICULOUS ISSUES. AND THIS ISHY W YOUR CAMPAIGN HAS NOT GONE ANYWHERE BECAUSE YOU DON’T TAKE THE TIME TO ASK PEOPLE WHAT THEY’RE GOING THROUGH. YOU TAKE MEOR TIME TO LTIS OFF YOUR ALLEGED POLITICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS VERSUS THE EVERYDAY STRUGGLES THAT PEOPLE IN THIS STATE HAVE AND WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME. WE SEE IT IN SANTA FE TOO. WE HAVE A BUNCH OF LEADERS IN THIS STATE WHO LIVEN I THIS COCOON AND THEY CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND IYOF U GO AROUND THE STATE AND THEIR BIGGEST CONCERN IT’S TTHA POLITICIANS DON’T LISTEN ANYMORE AND THAT KIND OF TONE DEAF ACCUSATION THAT YOU JUST WENT WITH. IT DOESN’T SERVE ANYBODY. WELL, YOU’RE ONE MINUTES IUP. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO CLOSING STATEMENTS AND ’E'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH GREG ZANETTI. TELL YOU THIS, NEW MEXICO. YOU DON’T BUILD BY FOCUSING ON. YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON STRENGTH. NEW MEXICO HAS AMAZING STRENGTHS HAVE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT AMERICA NEEDS AND WOULDN’T IT BE CENI FOR AMERICA TO SAY THANK GOODSSNE FOR NEW MEXICO INSTEAD OF SAYING HOW MUCH CANE W GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMT,EN BUT WE ALSO HAVE BRILLIANT MINDS IN THIS STATE AND WHAT’S COMING IN NANOTECHNOLOGY QUANTUM COMPUTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. ATTH WAS ALL BORN HERE. YOU COMBINE WEALTH FROM THE EARTH NATURAL RESOURCES WHIT BRILLIANT MINDS MIRACLES HAPPEN. WE HAVE TO ADD ONE MORE. WE HAVE TO CONNECT UP AND THIS ISN’T RELIGIOUS SPEECH BUT WE HAVE TO START ACTING WITH MORE HONOR. INTEGRITY DECENCY TRUTH IN GOVERNMENT HAVE TO START TRUSTING THE PEOPLE MORE. WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE THREE THINGS NEW MEXICO WILL GO FOR WORSE TO FIRST. YOU BELIEVE THAT INFO GGRE ZANETTI FOR GOVERNOR. THANK YOU. KOAT FOR SPONSORING. MS. MAHARG YOU ARE NEXT. MY FELLOW NEW MEXINSCA CONTROERLL MODEL, WHERE IS CK INFLATION IS DESTROYING OUR FAMILIES ABILITY TO FLOURISH NEW MEXICO IS NATURAL RESOURCE THAT WE NEED DESPERATELY. I’LL SEE TO IT THAT OUR RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AND WILL REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY REGULATIONS. CRIME IS ATHE T TOP OF EVERYBODY’S MIND AS WELL. WE NEEDO T WE NEED TO ALSO FIX THAT. I'’ COMMITTED TO PUT MORE POLICE ON THE STREETS TO DO WHATEVER IT IS TT WE FIX OUR BORDERS ELECT RELYAL GOOD PEOPLE. WE NDEE TOET G BEHIND PEOPLE THAT ALL OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND JUDGES. WE NEEDO T BNGRI THEM IN BY IMMIGRATION. LIKE I THINK IF YOU SAKNE IN WE’RE GONNA ARREST SEND YOU BACK TOUUR FAINGLI SCHOOLSRE INEXCUSABLE AND RETURN TO OUR STRONG ECONOMY. SO THE THING IS THIS WE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS IN OUR STATE AND I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT THE GGBIEST ONE JUST LIKE ZANETTI GREG. ZANETTI SAID, YOU KNOW BIGGEST ONE IS THAT WE HAVE TURNED OUR BACKS ON GOD, WE REALLY HAVE AND WE EXPECT THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE. WE TURN BACK OUR BACKS ON GOD SAY IT’S OKAY TO MEET IN OUR STATE TO GET THE JOB DONE. I’M THE ONLY CANDIDATE IN THIS FIELD THAT’S TAKING ON MLG AND THE RADICAL LEFT AND HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE. THIS IS OUR TIME OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A COURSE CORRECTION TO SET BAD GOVERNMENT ADESI AND LAY A CONSERVATIVE FOUNDATNIO OF SUCCESS FOR OUR STATE. WE’VE GOT TO GET THIS RIGHT. THIS IS OUR CHANCES A A STATE. I AM THE CANDIDATE READY TO LEAVE IN THE FIGHT AND MR. BLOCK YOU HAVE A MINUTE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ALL ON HERE TODAY. YOU VEHA A CRITICAL. DEMACITE NEW MEXICO, YOU CAN SEE THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE POLITICAL ELITES AND THE SWAMP IN THE CORRUPTION IN THE STATE AND YOU’RE TIRED OF IT. THIS IS WHY OUR CAMPAIGN WHAT MR. ROCKETY FIELD TO TELL YOU IS WE WON THE STATE PRE PRIMARY CONVENTION UNDERRA GSSROOTS LEVEL. WE DON’T TRY TO BUY CAMPAIGNS AND BY ELECTION. LIKE THEY DOND A HERE’S WHAT I’LL DO FOR YOU IN THE FSTIR SEVEN MINUTES. I WILL OVERTURN WHIT EXECUTIVE ORDERS THE 30-30 LAND GBRA I WILL OVERTURN CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND MAKE SURE VOICE COMPETE WITH BOYS AND GIRLS COMPETE WITH GIRLS. I WILL ALSO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDERS BANNING FCEOR VACCINE AND VACCINE PASSPORTS. I’M THE OYNL CANDIDATE THAT HAS A RERDCO OF SUCCESSN I THIS RACE BY REDUCING CRIME REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT MAKING SANDOVAL COUNTY THE FASTEST GROWING COUNTY RIO RANCHO THE NUMBER ONE PLEAC TO LIVE IN CORRALES. THAT IS THE FUTURE WHAT NEW MEXICO NEEDS I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT BLOCK FOR NEW MEXICO.COM. THANK YOU. AND MR. RONCHETTI, YOU’RE CLOSING STATEMENTS. THANKS VERY MUCH THE CHANNEL SE VEN AND THANKS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING QUESTIONS AND THANKS TO MY FELLOW CANDIDATES. I KNOW WHEN WE SIT OUT HERE AND YOU SEE PEOPLE GOING BACK. FOURTHND A YOU THINK TO YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, WHY DO THEY SA Y THESE THINGS BACK AND FORTH TO EACH OTHER BECSEAU YOU NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO'’ GOING TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOROU Y AND MOST OF ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW WHO HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ON MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM AND BEAT HERND A WE ARE THE CAMPAIGN THAT LLWI DO THAT WE HEAV SEEN ISSUE AFTER ISSUE WHEREHE S HAS LED THIS STATE INTO A HORRIBLE POSITION WHETHER IT BE CRIMER O THE BORDER OR THE ECONOMY OR OUR SCHOOLS, AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ROU TO ACROSS THE STATE AND CREATE A MOVEMENT A MOVEMENT ON VALUES WHICH IS BLTUI ON SO MANY PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AND SAYING WE CAN DO THIS AND WE CAN CHANGE THINGS, BUT WE HAVE TO CHANGE. A GOVERNOR AND WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE LEGISLATURE WHO NO LONGER LISTENS TO YOU. WE’REHE T CAMPAIGN TO DO THAT. WE WOULD BE HONORED FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND TO THE FIVE GOP CANDIDATES. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN ISTH DEBATE. THE ELECTION IS JUNE 7TH. YOU CAN VOTE NOW BY REQUESTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT. IT MUST BE RETURNED NO LATERPTNH CAN EARLY VOTE UNTIL SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH TO FIND A VOTING CENTER. STJU GO TO NMVOTE.ORG A VOTER GUIDE IS POSTED POSTED ON KOAT.COM ON THE BALLOT NEW. WILL ALSO VOTE FOR A NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL JEREMY GAY IS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN RUNNING. HE’LL FACEFF O WITH EITHER BRIAN COLONIAL TORRES THE TWO DEMOCRATS COMPETING IN THE PRIMARY. YOU CAN WATCH THEM DEBATE LIVE HERE ON KOAT WEDNESDAY AT 6:30. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT FOR THE DEBATE FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN NEW MEXICO’S GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION. GOOD NIGHT
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Commitment 2022: Republican Gubernatorial Debate
KOAT, the Albuquerque Journal, and 96.3 News Radio KKOB hosted a debate among the Republican candidates running for New Mexico Governor in the state's primary election.The candidates faced each other via zoom video conference. Candidates were asked questions by a debate panel with representatives of KOAT, the Albuquerque Journal and News Radio KKOB. The candidates who participated were: Jay Block, Rebecca Dow, Ethel Maharg, Mark Ronchetti, and Greg Zanetti. Watch the full debate in the video player above. Here are where the candidates stand on the issues.Crime in New MexicoThe candidates discuss the ongoing crime crisis in New Mexico looking at the root of the crime problem and their solutions to address it. New Mexico WildfiresAs the largest fire in New Mexico's history continues to burn, the candidates discuss what they believe is causing the wildfires and if they're tied to climate change. Cloud SeedingIn an effort to address New Mexico's drought crisis, cloud seeding was recently approved for parts of southern New Mexico. The candidates talk about whether this is something they would like to see implemented statewide. Election IntegrityThe candidates discuss election integrity in New Mexico and whether or not they believe there was potential fraud in the 2020 election. Border SecurityBorder security has long been a heated topic in New Mexico. The candidates talk about what their plans are to secure New Mexico's southern border. Roe v. Wade

KOAT, the Albuquerque Journal, and 96.3 News Radio KKOB hosted a debate among the Republican candidates running for New Mexico Governor in the state's primary election.

The candidates faced each other via zoom video conference. Candidates were asked questions by a debate panel with representatives of KOAT, the Albuquerque Journal and News Radio KKOB.

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The candidates who participated were: Jay Block, Rebecca Dow, Ethel Maharg, Mark Ronchetti, and Greg Zanetti.

Watch the full debate in the video player above.

Here are where the candidates stand on the issues.

Crime in New Mexico

The candidates discuss the ongoing crime crisis in New Mexico looking at the root of the crime problem and their solutions to address it.

New Mexico Wildfires

As the largest fire in New Mexico's history continues to burn, the candidates discuss what they believe is causing the wildfires and if they're tied to climate change.


Cloud Seeding

In an effort to address New Mexico's drought crisis, cloud seeding was recently approved for parts of southern New Mexico. The candidates talk about whether this is something they would like to see implemented statewide.

Election Integrity

The candidates discuss election integrity in New Mexico and whether or not they believe there was potential fraud in the 2020 election.

Border Security

Border security has long been a heated topic in New Mexico. The candidates talk about what their plans are to secure New Mexico's southern border.

Roe v. Wade